Ren or REN may refer to:

Abbreviations

* Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia * Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company * Renanthera, abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus *

Ringer equivalence number The ringer equivalence number (REN) is a telecommunications measure that represents the electrical loading effect of a telephone ringer on a telephone line. In the United States, ringer equivalence was first defined by U.S. Code of Federal Regulat ...

(REN), a number which denotes the loading effect of a telephone ringer on a telephone line

Geography

* Ren County, in Hebei, China * Ren, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Ren (building), a high-rise residential building in Seattle, Washington, United States

Science, technology and medicine

REN (gene) Renin (etymology and pronunciation), also known as an angiotensinogenase, is an aspartic protease protein and enzyme secreted by the kidneys that participates in the body's renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS)—also known as the r ...

* Ren, in anatomy, a kidney * Ren (command), a shell command in computing

People

* A diminutive of the given name

Renée Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine given name. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of t ...

* Ren (surname) (任), Chinese surname * MC Ren, rapper from the group NWA * Ren (singer), member of South Korean boy band NU'EST * Renforshort, Canadian singer formerly known as Ren * , Japanese traditional calligrapher * , Japanese businessman * , Japanese actor * , Japanese politician * , Japanese football player * , Japanese actor * , Japanese baseball pitcher * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer and member of JO1 * }, Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer, actor, and member of Snow Man * , Japanese wrestler * , Japanese mixed martial artist * , Japanese baseball player * }, Japanese footballer * },Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer, actor, and member of King & Prince * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese football player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese racing driver

Religion

Ren Ren or REN may refer to: Abbreviations * Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia * Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company * Renanthera, abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus * Ringer equivalence number ( ...

, "name, identity", an Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul or spirit * Ren (Confucianism), Confucian concept

Fictional characters

Single name

* Ren, the titular heroine from the fantasy webseries '' Ren: The Girl with the Mark'' from Mythica Entertainment and '' Kate Madison'' *

Ren (Tsukihime) is a Japanese adult visual novel created by the dōjin circle Type-Moon, who first released it at the Winter Comiket in December 2000. In 2003, it was adapted into both an anime television series, ''Lunar Legend Tsukihime'', animated b ...

, a character from the game ''Kagetsu Tohya'' and ''Melty Blood: Re-ACT'' * Ren, son of Primus, protagonist of the animated series '' The Pirates of Dark Water'' * Ren (''Star Wars'') (not to be confused with Kylo Ren), a character in the ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' franchise

First name

* Ren Akiyama of Kamen Rider * Ren Amamiya, an anime name of Joker, the protagonist of ''Persona 5'' * Ren Ashbell, an alias used by the protagonist of ''Bladedance of Elementalers'', Kamito Kazehaya * Ren Gottlieb, a character from the Australian soap ''Neighbours'' *

Ren Höek Marland T. "Ren" Höek and Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, created by John Kricfalusi, are the title characters in the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', and its 2003 reboot ''Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"''. Kricfalusi creat ...

, a fictional Chihuahua from the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' * Ren Honjo, a character from the manga, anime, and film ''NANA'' * Ren Mihashi, main character from the manga, anime and game from Big Windup! * Ren Jinguuji, a character from the anime, game and manga from '' Uta no Prince-sama'' * Ren Karas, a character from the anime and manga '' Element Hunters'' * Ren Krawler, the Darkus protagonist from the animated series ''Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders'' * Ren, a character from the game and anime " DRAMAtical Murder" * Ren, a character from the video game '' Oxenfree'' * Ren Kosaka, main character from the 2008 Japanese tokusatsu television series, '' Go-ongers'' * Ren Maka, a character from the anime '' Chibi Vampire'' * Ren McCormack, the main character from the film '' Footloose'' *

Ren Ren Ren Nagusaran Renshia Rurunnren Nakora is a Japanese manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazines ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' from October 2001 to September ...

, heroine of ''DearS'' * Ren Sohma, the mother of Akito Sohma in the manga ''Fruits Basket'' * Ren Stevens, a character from ''Even Stevens'' * Ren Tsuruga, character in the manga ''Skip Beat'' *

Tao Len The manga and anime series ''Shaman King'' features several characters created by Hiroyuki Takei. As a result of being focused on shamanism the series' cast is divided between humans and spirits, the latter not being able to go the afterlife due t ...

, sometimes romanized as Tao Ren, a character in ''Shaman King'' * Ren Suzugamori, a character in the anime series '' Cardfight!! Vanguard''

Last name

* Wuying Ren, a character from ''Shenmue II'' * Kylo Ren, a character from the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy * Hakuryuu Ren, Fourth Imperial Prince of Kou in the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and Magi: The Kingdom of Magic * Lie Ren, a character from the American animated series '' RWBY''

Other uses

Ren (fictional weapon) A lightsaber is a fictional energy sword featured throughout the ''Star Wars'' franchise. A typical lightsaber is depicted as a luminescent plasma blade about in length emitted from a metal hilt around in length. First introduced in the orig ...

, an alternate term for lightsaber in the ''Star Wars'' franchise * REN TV, a Russian free-to-air television network * Ren - meaning to connect or link in Japanese culture - see also renga / renku * Ren - the name given to the Chinese sports car Techrules Ren.